Republic of Nigeria |
Document | 1992

Nigeria Environmental Impact Assessment Act 1992, being an Act, among other things sets out the procedures and methods to enable the prior consideration of environmental impact assessment on certain public or private projects. The Act also gives specific powers to the Federal Environmental Protectio...

Adam Smith International |
URL | 2017

Adam Smith International |
Document | 2015

The research and analysis described below indicates that it is feasible to maximise the potential for local economic development in the extractives industries in Kenya. The prospects and outcomes of targeted development are
discussed throughout the report, with clear recommendations on a supplier d...

Chatham House/Adam Smith International |
Document | 2017

This table details a range of options provided in a 2016 Chatham House report, as described in the "Resource development options and considerations for governments" section of the "Climate Change and Extractives" topic overview on the Extractives Hub.

World Bank |
Document | 2014

The objective of this policy note is to inform policy discussions around the management of natural resources in Mozambique and reforms needed to translate natural capital into other forms of capital. Experience shows that the quality of governance and institutional capability are a key for countries...

Chatham House |
Document | 2016

This report argues that Governments and societies currently relying on their extractive resources to drive long-term national development will need to understand and manage the evolving risks and opportunities of a carbon-constrained world. It sets out the parameters of the emerging debate, with spe...

Adam Smith International |
Document | 2017

This table sets out some of the challenges that require careful consideration in development programmes and are common issues present at extractives operations. See also the "Community Expectations From Resource Development: Active Management of Impacts" section of the "Community Development" topic ...

Government of the Republic of South Sudan |
Document | 2017

Presentation: Opportunities for Investors in the Petroleum and Minerals Sectors By His Excellency The Minister of Petroleum and Mining. Sudan as a whole has 6 billion barrels of oil reserves (the third largest in Sub-Saharan
Africa after Nigeria and Angola) and 3 trillion cubic feet of natural gas ...

Natural resources account for 20% of world trade, and dominate the exports of many countries. Policy is used to manipulate both international and domestic prices of resources, yet this policy is largely outside the disciplines of the WTO. The instruments used include export taxes, price controls, pr...

Adam Smith International |
URL | 2017

International Monetary Fund |
Document | 2012

Recognizing that resource-rich developing countries (RRDCs) have distinct characteristics that make advice based on traditional consumption/savings/investment frameworks inadequate, the paper develops a new macrofiscal framework and policy analysis tools for RRDCs. Five key innovations are presented...

United Nations |
Document | 2015

The Paris Agreement on Climate Change was published in December 2015 and came into effect on 4 November 2016 after it was ratified by more than 55 countries, which together contribute approximately 55% of global emissions.
Contrary to most global agreements it has a ‘bottom-up’ structure. This mean...

The World Bank |
Document | 2014

This report provides a summary of World Bank Group (WBG) activities in the extractives industries (EI) sector in fiscal year 2014. The WBG’s objective in the extractive sector is to ensure that natural resources contribute positively to inclusive economic growth and sustainable development, and the ...

IPIECA |
Document | 2012

A fact sheet from a series developed by IPIECA and OGP to demonstrate the oil and gas industry’s present and future contribution to sustainable development. Prepared in advance of the 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20). The world’s vast resources of natural gas can he...

Gidey Birhane |
Document | 2011

The completion rate of primary education in Asgede Tsimbla District were 38.80 percent and 19.70 percent in the lower and upper cycles of primary education, respectively in 2008/09 which is very low compared to many Districts of Tigray. Then this study was designed with the objective of identifying ...

This briefing focuses on steps that the Indonesian government can take to bolster existing efforts to promote transparency and greater government-citizen dialogue around natural resources. It includes a discussion of mechanisms to increase the transparency of licensing processes (especially in the m...